boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Luka

Gender Boy · 2% girls Rank 2025 #85 Trend ↑ Rising 127%

From the common Slavic (Macedonian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Ukrainian, etc) male given name Luka and from Macedonian, Russian, and Ukrainian Лука́ (Luká), all…

Rank 2025
#85
among boys · ↑9 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
3,898
named Luka · +5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 441
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
3,898 babies
All-time total
29,522
#694 all-time among boys
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Luka popularity over time

29,522 babies have been named Luka since 1975, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 18 18 2 – #5,193
1980s 19 43 62 6 +244% #5,261
1990s 16 208 224 22 +261% #2,385
2000s 132 2,016 2,148 215 +859% #749
2010s 243 6,580 6,823 682 +218% #221
2020s (to 2025) 153 20,094 20,247 3,375 +395% #85

Where Luka is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 4,510 2.64 #73
2027 5,134 3.01 #61
2028 5,731 3.36 #52
2029 6,293 3.68 #39
2030 6,814 3.99 #35

Where Luka is most popular

Boys named Luka per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 2.06 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Alaska, and South Dakota.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Luka born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 84 5.41 +163%
Alaska 53 4.45 +117%
South Dakota 77 4.14 +101%
North Dakota 70 4.10 +100%
New Mexico 116 3.52 +71%
Iowa 210 3.05 +48%
Nevada 173 3.03 +48%
Texas 2,672 3.03 +48%
California 2,635 2.88 +40%
Illinois 719 2.81 +37%
Colorado 355 2.75 +34%
West Virginia 89 2.73 +33%
Arkansas 169 2.67 +30%
Wisconsin 316 2.67 +30%
District of Columbia 39 2.64 +29%
Utah 251 2.63 +28%
Idaho 107 2.61 +27%
Florida 1,235 2.61 +27%
Arizona 425 2.60 +26%
Washington 415 2.54 +23%
Kansas 172 2.51 +22%
Connecticut 168 2.48 +21%
Kentucky 243 2.42 +18%
Oregon 182 2.40 +17%
Nebraska 104 2.39 +16%
Indiana 383 2.39 +16%
Vermont 15 2.39 +16%
Ohio 606 2.29 +11%
Delaware 33 2.18 +6%
Virginia 398 2.10 ≈ national
Oklahoma 184 2.08 ≈ national
New Hampshire 45 2.03 ≈ national
Michigan 413 2.02 ≈ national
New Jersey 399 1.98 ≈ national
Minnesota 240 1.96 -5%
New York 834 1.93 -6%
North Carolina 490 1.92 -7%
Maryland 224 1.88 -9%
Montana 33 1.87 -9%
Missouri 257 1.85 -10%
Massachusetts 249 1.81 -12%
South Carolina 184 1.78 -13%
Rhode Island 29 1.78 -13%
Pennsylvania 465 1.75 -15%
Georgia 427 1.69 -18%
Maine 32 1.65 -20%
Tennessee 297 1.65 -20%
Alabama 167 1.53 -26%
Louisiana 156 1.53 -26%
Wyoming 7 1.21 -41%
Mississippi 63 1.11 -46%

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Luka

Luka is a top-100 name for boys in the United States, ranked #85 in 2025 with 3,873 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 29,522 American babies have been named Luka. Its peak came in 2025, when 3,898 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Luka stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Luka?

The median living Luka is about 4 years old; half are between 1 and 7. An estimated 29 thousand people named Luka are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Luka year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 25 #5,174 3,873 #85
2024 18 #6,554 3,708 #94
2023 24 #5,327 3,657 #95
2022 24 #5,412 3,303 #117
2021 32 #4,375 3,209 #115
2020 30 #4,503 2,344 #161
2019 20 #6,100 1,704 #221
2018 28 #4,842 1,049 #321
2017 31 #4,544 707 #440
2016 28 #4,932 649 #471
2015 33 #4,359 550 #524
2014 16 #7,513 494 #560
2013 25 #5,418 433 #586
2012 20 #6,492 375 #638
2011 24 #5,652 303 #748
2010 18 #7,093 316 #727
2009 22 #6,226 291 #782
2008 19 #6,967 286 #778
2007 17 #7,612 298 #749
2006 – – 252 #809
2005 20 #6,153 212 #868
2004 15 #7,665 209 #851
2003 17 #6,781 146 #1,068
2002 8 #11,744 119 #1,181
2001 5 #16,868 117 #1,176
2000 9 #10,393 86 #1,442
1995 – – 19 #3,514
1990 – – 10 #5,237
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – 6 #5,193
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Luka

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Luka Šulić Luka Šulić Slovenian cellist (born 1987) Contemporary
  2. 2 Luka Cindrić Luka Cindrić Croatian handball player (born 1993) Contemporary
  3. 3 Luka Karabatic Luka Karabatic French handball player (born 1988) Contemporary
  4. 4 Luka Peruzović Croatian football player and manager (born 1952) Contemporary
  5. 5 Luka Žorić Luka Žorić Croatian basketball player (born 1984) Contemporary
  6. 6 Luka Mezgec Luka Mezgec Slovenian cyclist (born 1988) Contemporary
  7. 7 Luka Špik Luka Špik Slovenian rower b. 1979 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Luka, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Luka?

The median living Luka is about 4 years old. Half of all living Lukas are between 1 and 7 years old.

How many people named Luka are alive today?

An estimated 29 thousand people named Luka are alive in the United States, based on 29,522 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Luka mean?

From the common Slavic (Macedonian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, and Ukrainian, etc) male given name Luka and from Macedonian, Russian, and Ukrainian Лука́ (Luká), all cognates of English Luke and Lucas.

How popular is the name Luka in 2025?

Luka ranked #85 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 3,873 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Luka?

29,522 babies have been named Luka in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Luka most popular?

Luka peaked in 2025, when 3,898 newborns received the name.

Is Luka a boy or girl name?

Luka is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Luka rising or falling?

Luka is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Luka become more popular?

Luka is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 6,814 boys named Luka in 2030, which would rank around #35. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Luka?

Well-known people named Luka include Luka Šulić (musician), Luka Cindrić (handball player), Luka Karabatic (handball player).

Names like Luka

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